New Resource To Provide Help To Shipyard Workers And Navy Veterans
The Shepard Law Firm in Boston, Massachusetts announced this week that is website will feature a thorough list of ships that have been known to haved used any type of products that contain asbestos. This is a brand new and rather important resource for the Boston Navy veterans as well as shipyard workers. Both of these groups of people make up one of the highest risk groups for those to contract mesothelioma.
The United States Navy used over three hundred asbestos-containing products between from the 1930s through the 1970s, putting all veterans and shipbuilders active during this period at risk for developing asbestos-related diseases. Asbestos was widely used because of its ability to resist corrosion and high temperatures. Asbestos materials were used throughout ships in engine rooms, boiler rooms, navigation rooms, sleeping quarters, and mess halls.
Many Massachusetts shipyard workers and Navy veterans were exposed to asbestos covered boilers, steam pipes, wall insulation, turbines, floor coverings, pipe coverings, gaskets, valves, adhesives, pumps, and cement, as well as other asbestos containing products. Along with the veterans, shipbuilders, and shipyard workers, longshoremen who loaded the ships were exposed to asbestos as well.
Asbestos contamination spread to people on naval bases and family members of shipyard workers through secondary asbestos exposure, which occurs when asbestos fibers are caught on clothing and gear and then inhaled. Many Boston Navy veterans and shipyard workers who suffer from mesothelioma and asbestos disease have difficulty getting the benefits and compensation they deserve. Legal help and guidance from a Massachusetts mesothelioma lawyer or asbestos attorney is often required in order to receive fair compensation for medical expenses and emotional suffering.